Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encouraged

/ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: en-cour-aged
IPA: /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been given hope or encouragement.

verb

simple past and past participle of encourage

Example Sentences

"The results for item 1 indicate that in 1994-5 employees in the public sector were more encouraged to participate in management than those in the non-public sector and the impact of the ownership type is significant."
"You would certainly feel more encouraged and willing to make efforts for humans if they looked at you with joy and gratitude and encouraged you with positive words."
"Participants felt more enjoyment from the media feedback when they felt more encouraged, more competent, more autonomy, and that the information was accurate."

Inflected Forms

more encouraged (comparative) most encouraged (superlative)

Derived Forms

unencouraged

Synonyms

bucked up

Questions

How do you pronounce encouraged?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/.
What does encouraged mean?: Having been given hope or encouragement.

How to pronounce encouraged

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